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In her latest JNS article, TribeTalk Co-Founder Robin Friedman confronts the modern-day dilemma facing Jews in America and abroad: whether it’s safe to wear visible Judaica in public. “The vulnerability comes not from activism but from visibility,” she writes, highlighting how a simple Star of David has become a source of fear for many. Her piece exposes the painful reality that Jewish identity is being treated as a liability, and underscores the urgent need to restore safety, dignity, and confidence for visibly Jewish individuals everywhere.

Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) highlights TribeTalk in its 2024–2025 Recognition Report, celebrating the organization’s growth from a local initiative to a national movement preparing Jewish students to navigate campus life with confidence, knowledge, and pride. The story traces TribeTalk’s beginnings, its Standing Strong workshops, and its expanding partnership with CJP to equip thousands of students, parents, and educators with tools to recognize and respond to antisemitism. CJP has been a steadfast supporter of TribeTalk since our inception more than six years ago.

The Good People Fund spotlights TribeTalk in its 2025 Journal of Good (pages 22–23), recognizing our work empowering Jewish students to confront antisemitism with knowledge, confidence, and pride. The feature highlights our Standing Strong and Standing Together programs, which have reached thousands of students nationwide with tools to identify, respond to, and rise above bias—helping them feel safe, supported, and grounded in their Jewish identity. The Good People Fund has been a proud supporter of TribeTalk since our inception more than six years ago.

In her latest Times of Israel piece, TribeTalk Co-Founder Robin Friedman calls out the moral failure of universities to protect Jewish students. “This is more than a lapse in safety protocols,” she writes, “it is a profound moral failure and a betrayal of the very mission of higher education.” Her article underscores the urgent need for accountability, clear policies, and real enforcement to ensure Jewish students can learn in safety and dignity.

“The presenter was great,” Randie Collier, a school counselor at Catalina Foothills High School, said. “She gave very valuable information to the students, from the history of antisemitism and then moving into the scenarios that were very relevant and real. And then allowing the students to identify what was happening and how to best move forward if this were happening to them.”

Our visit to Treasure Mountain Junior High and Park City High School in Utah to train students how they can prevent antisemitism and hate speech is reported on the KPCW website.

Bauercrest hosted the Boston-based group TribeTalk to discuss antisemitism with their staff during training, and will be welcoming them back to talk to their oldest campers (entering 10th grade) at the end of July.

In the aftermath of Oct. 7 and the war in Gaza, campers and staffers alike will be addressing Israel and antisemitism in new ways. TribeTalk is quoted in the article.

Students and adults gathered at the Jewish Community Center of the North Shore of Marblehead to attend an event hosted by TribeTalk.

In a new opinion piece published in eJewish Philanthropy, TribeTalk’s co-founder, Robin Friedman, makes the argument that high school students stepping onto college campuses today – particularly in the wake of October 7th – are unprepared to deal with the unprecedented scope of antisemitism and anti-Israel bias.